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Effect of divalent cations in formation water on wettability alteration during low salinity water flooding in sandstone reservoirs: Oil recovery analyses, surface reactivity tests, contact angle, and spontaneous imbibition experiments by Al-Saedi, Hasan N., Flori, Ralph E., Brady, Patrick V.

“…This paper demonstrates the importance of Ca2+ in formation water on low salinity oil recovery, and the importance of Mg2+ in formation water with Ca2+ and…”
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A comprehensive evaluation of the parameters that affect the performance of in-situ gelation system by Khamees, Tariq K., Flori, Ralph E.

“…•This study highlighted the importance of studying several parameters that could affect the gelation process of in-depth gel treatment using numerical modeling…”
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Effect of divalent cations in low salinity water flooding in sandstone reservoirs by Al-Saedi, Hasan N., Flori, Ralph E.

“…The never ending challenge for petroleum engineers is to improve recovery from existing reservoirs. One promising and relatively low cost method for improving…”
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Coupling Smart Seawater Flooding and CO2 Flooding for Sandstone Reservoirs: Smart Seawater Alternating CO2 Flooding (SMSW-AGF) by Al-Saedi, Hasan N, Long, Yifu, Flori, Ralph E, Bai, Baojun

“…Petroleum engineers continue to seek cost-effective improved oil recovery (IOR) methods to increase recovery efficiency, especially in heavy oil accumulations…”
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Flow Behavior Characterization of a Polyacrylamide-Based Friction Reducer in Microchannels by Sun, Yongpeng, Bai, Baojun, Ma, Yinfa, Flori, Ralph

“…Horizontal well and hydraulic fracturing have been proven to be effective technologies for increasing the recovery of shale gas reservoirs. During a fracturing…”
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Coupling of Low-Salinity Water Flooding and Steam Flooding for Sandstone Unconventional Oil Reservoirs by Al-Saedi, Hasan N., Flori, Ralph E., Alkhamis, Mohammed, Brady, Patrick V.

“…In this study, we combined low-salinity (LS) water and steam as a novel enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method that can provide additional oil recovery up to 63%…”
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Enhanced oil recovery of low salinity water flooding in sandstone and the role of clay by Al-SAEDI, Hasan N., FLORI, Ralph E.

“…Sandstone core and free-clay sandstone core were prepared in chromatography columns, and core flooding experiments were performed to determine the EOR…”
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Eliminate the role of clay in sandstone: EOR low salinity water flooding by Al-Saedi, Hasan N., Flori, Ralph E., Al-Jaberi, Soura K.

“…Low-salinity (LS) water flooding mechanism enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method in sandstone has been extensively debated in the literature. Many mechanisms have…”
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Using games to teach statics calculation procedures: Application and assessment by Philpot, Timothy A., Hall, Richard H., Hubing, Nancy, Flori, Ralph E.

“…Computers afford opportunities for creative instructional activities that are not possible in the traditional lecture‐and‐textbook class format. Two…”
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Mud loss estimation using machine learning approach by Al-Hameedi, Abo Taleb T., Alkinani, Husam H., Dunn-Norman, Shari, Flori, Ralph E., Hilgedick, Steven A., Amer, Ahmed S., Alsaba, Mortadha

“…Lost circulation costs are a significant expense in drilling oil and gas wells. Drilling anywhere in the Rumaila field, one the world’s largest oilfields,…”
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Sequential injection mode of high-salinity/low-salinity water in sandstone reservoirs: oil recovery and surface reactivity tests by Al-Saedi, Hasan N., Alhuraishawy, Ali K., Flori, Ralph, Brady, Patrick V.

“…The aim of this paper is to quantify the effect of low-salinity (LS) water on oil recovery from sandstone cores at different temperatures and at various…”
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Will coupling low salinity water and steam flooding for heavy oil affect the rock properties of sandstone reservoirs? An experimental and simulation study by Al-Saedi, Hasan N., Flori, Ralph E., Al-Bazzaz, Waleed

“…Recently Al-Saedi and Flori et al. (2018d) studied the potential of low salinity alternating steam flooding (LSASF) in laboratory sandstone cores, and the…”
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Coupling Smart Seawater Flooding and CO 2 Flooding for Sandstone Reservoirs: Smart Seawater Alternating CO 2 Flooding (SMSW-AGF) by Al-Saedi, Hasan N., Long, Yifu, Flori, Ralph E., Bai, Baojun

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Are natural fractures in sandstone reservoir : water wet-mixed wet-or oil wet? by al-Mudhhi, Salah, Abd Allah, Layla, Flori, Ralph, al-Bazzaz, Walid, al-Sayigh, Salih, al-Ajaj, Husayn

“…This study accurately measures the wettability contact angle of native Kuwaiti sandstone reservoir that hosts mixed pore size distributions in both the tight…”
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Examination of the relationship between rate of penetration and mud weight based on unconfined compressive strength of the rock by Alkinani, Husam H., Al-Hameedi, Abo Taleb T., Dunn-Norman, Shari, Flori, Ralph E., Hilgedick, Steven A., Al-Maliki, Madhi A., Alshawi, Yousif Q., Alsaba, Mortadha T., Amer, Ahmed S.

“…The rate of penetration (ROP) plays a major role in drilling optimization, which makes it an important area of investigation. In this work, sensitivity and…”
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Perspectives on the Role of Educational Technologies by Flori Jr, Ralph E.

“…Educational technologies and software hold tremendous potential for improving the process of teaching and learning through, for example, delivering…”
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Insights into the role of clays in low salinity water flooding in sand columns by Al-Saedi, Hasan N., Brady, Patrick V., Flori, Ralph E., Heidari, Peyman

“…Clays in sandstone are thought to be a key factor in low salinity (LS) water flooding. This study investigates the effects of quartz, kaolinite and illite in…”
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Estimating rock mechanical properties of the Zubair shale formation using a sonic wireline log and core analysis by Abbas, Ahmed K., Flori, Ralph E., Alsaba, Mortadha

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Integrated approach using core analysis and wireline measurement to estimate rock mechanical properties of the Zubair Reservoir, Southern Iraq by Abbas, Ahmed K., Flori, Ralph E., Alsaba, Mortadha, Dahm, Haider, Alkamil, Ethar H.K.

“…The Zubair Reservoir is a regionally extensive oil-producing sandstone sequence which is part of the petroleum system in Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Iran, and Saudi…”
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Using data mining to stop or mitigate lost circulation by Alkinani, Husam H., Al-Hameedi, Abo Taleb T., Dunn-Norman, Shari, Flori, Ralph E., Alsaba, Mortadha T., Amer, Ahmed S., Hilgedick, Steven A.

“…Lost circulation materials (LCMs) are available in a great variety of materials, sizes, and can vary in the method of application. Selecting the right LCM and…”
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